Catch Up

Goodness, goodness where to start.  I know I haven't blogged much lately, and definitely not as much as I have wanted.  However, I have not had access to internet from my laptop much lately.  And I resfuse to even attempt to blog from my cell phone. Last weekend we moved out of the Fisher House finally, and in with a very nice man who used to workk with my mom.  He is a retired Army Major who lives in a very nice part of San antonio.  He has a 5 bedroom house, lives there alone and is rarely ever home.  So it is a very good set up for us for right now.  However, we don't have the password for Wi-Fi right now sooo no internet for me.  I was not thrilled about the move, just for the simple fact that was the SIXTH time since August I have had to move.

1. I moved from CO Springs to Denver when Chris deployed in August.
2. I moved from Denver down to the hotel in San Antonio.
3. I moved from the 4h floor of hotel to the 5th floor.
4. I moved from the 5th floor to the 1st floor so Chris could get discharged.
5. The 1st floor ended up not bring ADA, so then I moved from the hotel over to the Fisher House.
6. Out the Fisher House, and into the hous ein Stone Oak.

So need less to say I HATE MOVING!!!!  But now that we are moved it is nice to be in an actual house again with a full fridge, more then one small room, and no cock roaches.  It is a little bit of a sdrive to BAMC so we have to work out the vehicle situation some days since we only have one car down here, but we're making it work.

On another note, last Wednesday was a very exciting day for me.  Mrs Obama and Mrs Biden started a new champaign called "Joining Forces".  The jist of it is they want American families to be more aware and supportive of military families and the hardships we face.  Anyways, as a part of this they are traveling across the country visitn g military posts and such.  They came to BAMC on Wednesday.  Myself and a friend went over to the Warrior Family Support Center to wait around until they came.  It took much longer then anticipated but I was glad I waited because it's not every day you get a chance to meet the 1st and 2nd lady of the country.  We got to shake their hands, and meet them.  The best part for me was when Jill Biden shook my hand, then stopped and sincerely said "Well how are you doing here?"  I got a few pics on my cell, but my friend has the good ones on her camera.  So once I get them I will share them with you all.

♥ No road is too long for him who advances slowly and does not hurry, and no attainment is beyond his reach who equips himself with patience to achieve it. ♥

San Antonio Zoo

So a couple of days ago we decided to go check out the zoo down here.  Granted nothing can compare to the Cheyenne Mtn Zoo in the Springs because it is literally on the side of the mountain, and you can feed giraffes there, but I love animals regardless where they are!  I took several pics throughout the day to share on my blog :)









































Home Sweet Home

So last week I went back home to visit.  It was so good to be back in CO.  The air was crisp, no humidity, and no big bugs. I got to see my closest friends and family, which was great!  I kept thinking how weird this winter was for me without seeing any snow.  So on my first morning there when I woke up to see snow I was thrilled!  It was of course melted by the afternoon...typical spring snow in Colorado.  But it totally made my day.

Here are some highlights from my week at home:
-I got a haircut/color.  Which was well needed and I am so happy to have hair I love again.
-I had dinner in the Springs with Megan and her crazy cute kiddos.  I decided I may have to steal her daughter, which she is well aware of.
-I got to see Misty and my sweet little Kaden, who I still can't believe is 4 now!  He kept saying he didn't want me to go, and how much he would miss me.  I love that little angel face.

- I got to see my dear friend Acasha, and my kids from my old preschool.  They are all so cute, and always makes me feel good to know they still know who "Ms. Angela" is.
-I went to my awesome chiropractor twice.  It was very much needed and I felt great afterward.
-I had one of our famour pizookie nights with Acasha and Cassie at BJs restaurant, always a good time.
-I enjoyed wine and Jersey Shore with my sis Heather and her hubby on Thursday night.
-I had a good time at McCabe's with the Goddard Gang (the first preschool I worked at), watching them sing karaoke.  Cassie did a great job!
-I got class stuff set up at CCA.

Home is always good and I am so happy I got to spend time with my awesome friends.

♥ Home is not where you live, but where they understand you. ♥

ER by Day, Dinner by Night

So yesterday was quite the day.  On Tuesday Chris went golfing, and his right leg got hurt.  He was making a bunker shot and slightly rolled his ankle, which resulted in a massive amount of subcutaenous tissue being pushed out of his leg at one of his pin sights.  When he woke up yesterday morning, we took one look at it and knew it wasn't "normal".  We header to the emergency room to get it checked out.  Once there, the ER docs called our Ortho Team to come take a look at it.  After several hours of waiting, and having the Ortho Team come and go, they cut off the excess tissue and cauterized the site with silver nitrate. It took a very long time, but at least that creepy looking stuff is gone.  I just had to take a picture of it before they cut it off.  It's kind of blurry but all the red stuff was the tissue that got cut off.

We didn't let the long day in ER ruin our eveing plans though!  We had plan to go to dinner with our friends The Andersons at Texas de Brazil.  So after going back for a little rest we got dressed and headed out to dinner with them.  Great food, great company, all in all a great night.  And I even got a picture of Chris and I, since I seem to be horrible about doing that lately! I was very happy to have an excuse to wear a dress :)

Courtside

This past Saturday, we got tickets to go to the Spurs vs. Bobcats game.  Our tickets were courtside, row 1 center court!  $1100 tickets, and we got two for free!  It was pretty awesome sitting up there, I was actually into the game and felt like I was a part of the action.  When you can feel the stomp on the ground as they run passed you, and get a breeze from it, you know you are right there! It is crazy watching them sit there and warm up before th game, close enough to make eye contact and to talk to them if you wanted to.

Only once it looked like the ball might fly over and hit me, and you could see us up on the TV several times throughout the game.  Overall, we had a great time!

♥ The test of an enjoyment is the remembrance which it leaves behind. ♥

Yuck..Yuck..YUCK!!!

So it's official, cock roaches are my kryptonite.  I fear them very much and have no problem with admitting that.  Now that it is getting hot here again they seem to have no problem showing their creepy little faces.  Last week one morning I woke up to go to the bathroom first thing in the morning.  I didn't have my contacts in or my glasses on yet, so I wwas as blind as a bat.  As I am sitting there on the toilet I see a black thing move on the ground.  I can't really see much but I know it has to be a roach.  So I run to put my glasses on and come back. And sure enough I am right so I grab a shoe and smoosh it.  As much as I have become accustomed to killing them, I can not bring myself to pick them up and dispose of them.  So I left it there and told Chris he needed to get rid of it when he woke up.  That same morning, when Chris left for PT, I once again was going to the bathroom.  I looked up in horror to see a very large cock roach roaming around a shelf in the shower! To actually see one climb that high up in my room sent me over the edge! It was so disgusting I took a picture of it.

YUCK! I know.  So I grabbed my bottle of hair spray and a very large shoe and tried to gather some courage. I sprayed it to try and get it to move so I could hit it. When that didn't work I used the shoe and knocked pretty much everything off the shelves and then began spraying and wacking it as it ran around the shower frantically, all while I was screaming at the top of my lungs!  I am quite surprised no one came knocking on my door to see what was wrong! So now I was left with a large smooshed bug in ym shower, and I for one was not going to move it!  So it stayed there until Chris got back.

Then three nights ago Chris went to the bathroom and saw one even bigger then that. He wa sin his wheel chair and was wacking it with the toilet plunger as it ran. Sooooo glad he got that oen and not me.  Then
two nights ago as he was telling me about this story I look down to see yet another one standing on the floor.  I killed it and gathered all the trash and had Chris take it outside with me.  That night I tossed and turned dreaming of roaches crawling on me! I officially have PTSD from them and  can not wait to get out of this place!

♥ Worry gives a small thing a big shadow. ♥

Sea World

So this past weekend we got free tickets to Sea World.  I have never been in my life, so I of course was thrilled! We saw the Azul Show (has birds, the beluga whale, dolphins, and acrobats), the Shamu Show, and a Sea Lion and Walrus show.  I loved them all, and we plan to go back again on a day a little less busy so we can do more and see more!

Here are some of my highlights of the day:
1. I saw a whale in person for the first time in my life. They are huge! And amazing!
2. Seeing an orca whale spin on its back like it's break dancing is great!

3. I saw a walrus doing sit-ups! Great work-out motivation ;)
4. I saw a turtle bravely sitting on an alligator's head!
5. We discovered a shark with a terrible over bite. LoL, totally the redneck shark of the tank.
6. At the dolphin tank a dolphin was within inches of my finger.  He was teasing me, so next time I am going with fish so I can actually touch them!
7. There was a very cool ;looking fish with like geometric lines all over it, and he sure did like examining us through the glass too!

♥ Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. ♥